Hyatt Hotels Corporation has appointed Sumit Kumar as General Manager of Hyatt Pune. He will be responsible for the operational development of the property, including guest and employee engagement and financial performance.
Over the last 13 years, Kumar has been an integral part of Hyatt Hotels, and has acquired experience in managing large food and beverage operations. Chosen as the general manager of the first Hyatt Place hotel in South West Asia, he also launched Hyatt Place Hampi and later Hyatt Place Gurgaon, which was also his last assignment. His affiliation with Hyatt began at the renowned Grand Hyatt Dubai in 2003 as the assistant restaurant manager and he was subsequently promoted to outlet manager. After successfully managing different F&B outlets at Grand Hyatt Dubai, he was transferred to Grand Hyatt Muscat as assistant director of F&B. His next assignment was as the director of F&B at the Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa and he later opened the first Hyatt Place Hotel in Hampi.
Among interests, Sumit is a national award winner in martial arts. He specializes in female self‐defense techniques and at times conducts sessions for his female team members and guests.
